2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hoboken, NJ vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 45.2% less per student than Hoboken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in West Lafayette than in Hoboken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoboken
 Hoboken, NJWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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